PHASES OF THE MOON.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 9, 11 January 1908, Page 4

PHASES OF THE MOON.

Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time. D. H. M. First Quarter ..'. 11. 1 22 a.m. Full Moon 19 1 6 a.m. Last Quarter ... 27 2 31a.m.,

The Matatua, of the Shaw, Sayilfi and Albion line, is expected to arrive at Picton from Wellington on Friday, 17th January. Her Homeward cargo comprises wool and mutton. Matters in connection with the i Wairau Harbour Board are very quiet at present, and the returning officer has not received any official advice as jet. The Lyttelton Times is responsible for the following:—The Union Company's new s.s. Kia Ora, which left Liverpool on Thursday for Auckland, is making her initial voyage to New Zealand. She is a twin-screw steamer and is practically a sister ship to the Matatua. Her net Tegistered jgonnage is 4173 tons, and she will be capable of taking 88,000 carcases of mutton and 10,500 bales of wool. She is due in Wellington on February 21 .\ [The Kia Ora. and Matatua are owned by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Comr pany, and not by the Union Com-